WVCST History

 Established in 1905 as an elementary trade school known as the Iloilo Trade School.

 By virtue of Commonwealth Act No. 313 in 1939, the school was converted into Iloilo School of
Arts and Trades.

 (1940) - The school offered the Two-year Teacher Education Curriculum for the graduates of the
secondary trade schools and Three-Year Education Curriculum for graduates in general high
school.

 (1951) - Authorized to open the degree of Bachelor of Science in Industrial Education (BSIE).

 (1957) - Made as a training center in the development of industrial arts program.

 (1968) - Became a training center for implementation of the reconstructed manpower program of
the National Manpower and Youth Council.

 (1974) - Educational Development Project Implementation Task Force (EDPITAF) identified the
school as the Regional Staff Development Center (RSDC) for Practical Arts in Western Visayas.

 (1976) - Pioneered the implementation of the graduate program for vocational technical
education offering the degree Master of Arts in Teaching Vocational Education.

 (May 1983) - Converted into a chartered state college known as the Western Visayas College of
Science and Technology by virtue of Batas Pambansa Blg 395.

 Has grown into a leading technological and professional manpower development institution as it
serves Region VI and the whole country.

 Has established its Local Area Network (LAN) that links different colleges and departments to the
internet for the vast resources of the virtual world.

 Has connected to the World Wide Web: giving our students, faculty, and staff access to
information highway that is needed to harness instruction, research, extension, and production of
the College.

 Has its Online Public Catalog (OPAC) for the users to retrieve fast and easy information on the
author, title and subjects of the books.

 Gained the distinction as the only state college in the country having a Level III Accreditation
conferred by the Accrediting Agency for Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines
(AACCUP)

 (2007) - Accredited as Level III-A in the State Universities and Colleges (SUC) leveling by the
Commission on Higher Education-Department of Budget and Management (CHED-DBM).

 The Anglo-Japanese American Registrars, Incorporated also recognized the excellent

 administration and operation of the college particularly its Marine Engineering Program and
awarded the ISO 9001:2008 Accreditation.

 Attained international recognition after being launched as Regional Center of the Philippines in
1999.

 Received the UNEVOC Centre Award given by the United Nations Educational Scientific Cultural
Organization’s International Project for Technical and Vocational Education and Training
(UNESCO-UNEVOC) Implementing Unit in Berlin, Germany.